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lodges, all owned by families or communities from the more densely populated
village-islands. These latter – overcrowded coral outcrops chock-full of cane-and-thatch
buildings interspersed with cement structures, schools, medical centres and the
occasional shop – generally lack beaches. To the casual visitor, the village-islands are
very much alike: jetties hold tethered dugouts and traditional over-the-water toilets,
with litter often floating among the pilings, while sandy streets gravitate towards the
centre, where meeting and chicha houses (see box, pp.264–265) and the basketball
court stand out. Only by spending a couple of nights in different places will you begin
to appreciate the subtle variations between communities.

GUNA YALA
Cayos Holandeses (Maoki)
GUNA YALA Chicheme Grande WailidubWailidub Cayos Holandeses (Maoki) El Porvenir El Porvenir CARIBBEAN N N
CARIBBEAN
Chicheme Grande
(Wichubdubdummad) UggubsuiUggubsui Archipiélago de San Blas
Galubir Galubir
(Wichubdubdummad)
MiryadubMiryadub SEA SEA
Golfo deGolfo de
Archipiélago de San Blas
San BlasSan Blas
Isla Pelicano Isla Pelicano Carti Carti
(Gorgidub) (Gorgidub) Banedub Banedub Niadub Niadub
El Porvenir El Porvenir Banedub Banedub
A r c h i p i é l a g o d e S a n
A r c h i p i é l a g o d e S a n
(Gaigirgordub) Isla Diablos Isla Diablos Masargandub B l B l Lago Bayano
(Gaigirgordub)
Lago Bayano
Masargandub
UkuptupuUkuptupu (Niadub) (Niadub) a a El Llano El Llano Punta Punta
Cayos Limones
Isla Perro Chico
Wichub-Wala Cayos Limones Isla Perro Chico s s MosquitoMosquito
Wichub-Wala
(Assudubbibi)
(Assudubbibi)
NalunegaNalunega WailidubWailidub Puerto Puerto
Corbiski Corbiski INTERAMERICANA Obaldía Obaldía
COLÓN COLÓN Ogobsibudub & Nidirbidub Senidub Senidub CARIBBEAN
CARIBBEAN
Ogobsibudub & Nidirbidub
INTERAMERICANA
(Coco Blanco)
(Coco Blanco)
(Isla Chiquita)
(Isla Chiquita)
SEASEA
Isla Pelicano
Cayos Los Grullos
Achuerdub Achuerdub
(Gorgidub) (Gorgidub)
Icodub Icodub (Isla Ansuelo) GuanidubGuanidub Isla Pelicano Cayos Los Grullos Cayos Coco-Bandero (Ordupuquip)
Cayos Coco-Bandero (Ordupuquip)
(Isla Ansuelo)
(Isla Aguja) (Isla Aguja)
Naranjo Grande)
Naranjo Grande)
Golfo de
Golfo de Aridub Aridub (Narasgandubdummad)
(Narasgandubdummad)
Gardi Yandub
San Blas Gardi Yandub Gardi Dubbir Gardi Dubbir (Isla Iguana) (Isla Iguana)
San Blas
Gardi Sugdub
NaranjosNaranjos Gardi Sugdub Naranjo Chico Río Sidra Río Sidra
Naranjo Chico
(Mamartupu/
Grandes Grandes (Mamartupu/
(Narasgandubbibi)
(Narasgandubbibi) Narganá Narganá
Nurdub Nurdub Urgandi) Urgandi) (Yandub) (Yandub)
Río Azúcar
Cartí Cartí Nusadub Nusadub Río Azúcar Corazón de Jesús
Corazón de Jesús
Barsukum Barsukum
Soledad Miria
(Uwargandub)
Soledad Miria (Isla Ratón) (Isla Ratón) (Uwargandub) (Aggwanusadub) Isla Tigre Isla Tigre
(Aggwanusadub)
(Mirya Ubgigandub)
(Mirya Ubgigandub) (Digir Dubu) (Digir Dubu)
HIGHLIGHTS N N Niadub Niadub
HIGHLIGHTS
Río Azúcar (Uwargandub)
Village-islands Río Barsukum Río Barsukum
Village-islands
Blissful near-deserted islands
Blissful near-deserted islands Río Azúcar (Uwargandub)
Cayos Holandeses and Coco-Bandero
Cayos Holandeses and Coco-Bandero
Isla Tigre
Isla Tigre
0 0 5 5
ArmilaArmila
Nusugandi (10km), El Llano (30km) & Panama City (78km) kilometres kilometres
Nusugandi (10km), El Llano (30km) & Panama City (78km)
GUNA YALA CONTINUED
GUNA YALA CONTINUED N N
0 5
0 5
CARIBBEAN SEA
kilometres CARIBBEAN SEA
kilometres
AchutupuAchutupu
AgligandiAgligandi Punta Mosquito Punta Mosquito
Mamitupu Mamitupu
San Ignacio de Tupile (Assudub) (Assudub) Isla Pino Isla Pino
San Ignacio de Tupile
(Mammidub)
(Dadnaggwe Dubbir)e Dubbir) (Mammidub) (Dubbag)(Dubbag)
(Dadnaggw
Playón Chico Playón Chico Usdub Usdub
Ogobsucum
(Uggubseni) (Uggubseni) Ogobsucum Punta Sasardi Punta Sasardi Ucubsummadub Ucubsummadub
Navagandi Navagandi Soskatupo Soskatupo
Yandub Yandub
Playón Grande
Playón Grande Sasardi Sasardi Punta Escocés Punta Escocés
(Uggubba) (Uggubba) Mulatupo Mulatupo
Niadub Niadub Tubuala Tubuala
Punta Niamulo Punta Niamulo Irgandí Irgandí Río Masargandi Río Masargandi Puerto Obaldía
Puerto Obaldía
Armila Armila
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